Hello guys. This is probably an "ambitious" goal, but I believe it can be done. I have made 3 deposits into online poker in my lifetime. The first time was $15 on pokerstars in 2009. I held onto that $15 for a good 3 months before finally busting. The second time was about 2 months ago, I made a deposit for $80 and busted that in less than a week. The third deposit is the one I just made 3 days ago for another $80. I plan to use proper bankroll management this time. Hopefully I can build a roll before summer and move out to Vegas.

A little about my poker history...

I played a ton of 2nl and $1 sngs on stars in 2009. I was naturally a tight-passive player so I didn't lose my money as fast as most other fish (but in the end I did end up losing it xD.) After losing that deposit, I didn't really play or think about poker much. I only played it because I was 16 with a lot of free time.

I had my first job as a cashier for a local gas station for about 2 years. I made around $340/week there. I saved up and bought a car (minivan) to share with my dad. I basically bought it for him, but I ended up using it a lot more than him (which wasn't my original intentions.) Anyways, I left that cashier job not too long ago and don't really plan on looking for a job anytime in the next 6 months. I should have enough to support my lifestyle during this 6 months of unemployment ;).

More on the poker background...

I took a trip to Atlantic City with my family back in 2012. My cousin was on his break from active duty and wanted me to come out to AC with him, so I did and the rest of the family came a long as well.

My cousin was the best poker player I knew at the time, but now that I look back, he was just an aggro donk with too much money. His personality is a lot different than mine. He's very bold and assertive, whereas, I'm more quiet and reserved. I guess that explains his aggressive play style and my passive play style. He thought me the basics such as, starting hands, position, and betting. Long story short, I ended up turning $100 into $520ish. I spent $300 on dinner for the family (9 people) and I took home the rest. Once I came home, I tried to study poker, but I became bored with it pretty quickly. So I just went on living a normal 9-5 life.

Fast forward to around October this year. I was introduced to online poker again by my cousin. He told me about the sites that still lets US players play for real money. I made an $80 deposit and busted it in a week. After busting, I read a few articles on poker strategy. I watched some videos on starting hand requirements, etc. I even bought hold em manager 2. Because every poker forum I go to, players are posting cool graphs and stuff and I thought it would be necessary for me to have hm2 for that reason. I think I'm ready to become a winning player, but only time will tell.

First deposit :'( r.i.p.

2nd deposit >:o rawwrr

entire graph

My plan is to play 15 hours per day. I will move up when I have 40 bi's for the next limit and move down when I lose 5-10 bi's (maybe).

Wish me luck ;]